infrastructure
Fidelis, B&W join forces to process natural gas, coal, biomass into low-carbon energy
Fidelis New Energy (Fidelis) and Fidelis and Babcock & Wilcox (B&W), through its wholly-owned Mountaineer C2H, LLC subsidiary, have joined forces for the development of B&W's BrightLoop™ facility at the Mountaineer GigaSystem™ (Mountaineer) Site in Mason County, West Virginia (U.S.).
Haffner Energy commences operations on biomass-to-hydrogen site in France
Haffner Energy announced the commencement of hydrogen production utilizing its proprietary solid biomass thermolysis technology at its Marolles hydrogen production, testing and training center.
Ukraine's DTEK to seek long-term U.S. LNG
Private Ukrainian gas company DTEK hopes to sign long-term gas import deals with U.S. firms Venture Global or Cheniere Energy next month to supply the country and neighbors Slovakia, Poland and Hungary.
Inpex CEO says buyers' interest for Indonesia's Abadi LNG exceeds planned output
Inpex Corp., Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer, says it has received interest to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its $20-B Abadi LNG project in Indonesia that exceeds planned output.
Nigeria LNG operating at a third of capacity because of theft
Nigeria LNG, a major gas exporter, is operating at only a third of its capacity due to illegal connections by thieves on key gas supply pipelines.
Pall Corporation and MTR Carbon Capture partner to advance carbon capture solutions
This partnership aims to promote a highly modular, scalable and cost-effective integrated solution leveraging MTR's pioneering Polaris™ membrane system for carbon capture and Pall's advanced filtration solutions for flue gas pre-treatment as well as innovative coalescer and filter technologies that safeguard critical assets throughout the carbon capture workflow.
ETW Energietechnik commissions the first biomethane plant for processing landfill gas in Italy
ETW Energietechnik has built a biomethane plant in southern Italy. The plant in Taranto, Apulia region, has a capacity of 4,400 standard cubic meters of landfill gas per hour and consists of the proven, user-friendly ETW SmartCycle® PSA biogas upgrading system and a downstream nitrogen reduction unit.
WELTEC BIOPOWER hands over dairy RNG plant in Wisconsin (U.S.)
The German biogas specialist WELTEC BIOPOWER has successfully completed the commissioning and handover of a dairy renewable natural gas (RNG)/biomethane plant in Barron County, Wisconsin (U.S.).
Shell expects 60% rise in global LNG demand by 2040 as Asia leads growth
Global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is estimated to rise by around 60% by 2040, driven largely by economic growth in Asia, artificial intelligence (AI) impact and efforts to cut emissions in heavy industries and transportation.
BKV approves carbon capture project at Texas (U.S.) gas plant
BKV Corp. has approved a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project at a natural gas processing plant in South Texas, partnering with a major midstream energy company.
Leviathan partners eye big expansion of natgas field for Israel and export
Partners in the Israeli Leviathan offshore natural gas project have submitted a multi-billion-dollar plan with the government to significantly expand the field and boost production.
Asahi Kasei holds grand opening for a new biogas purification system in Japan
Asahi Kasei celebrated the grand opening of a biogas purification system in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The system uses Asahi Kasei’s CO2 separation/recovery technology utilizing zeolites.
APA announces East Coast Gas Grid expansion plan for Australia
APA Group announced a five-year East Coast Gas Grid (ECGG) Expansion Plan in Australia to deliver a ~24% increase in north-to-south gas transport capacity and new southern markets storage to help ensure lower cost and lower emissions domestic gas is available to meet East Coast gas demand and to support the delivery of new gas-powered generation.
Bechtel breaks ground on LNG storage tanks in Taiwan
Bechtel, CPC Corp. and MRY broke ground on the project to design and build LNG tanks for the CPC Taichung Phase III LNG import terminal in Taichung, Taiwan.
Air Liquide sees two of six U.S. hydrogen hubs most likely to advance first after Trump halts funding
"After meeting with the American teams a few days ago, two of the hubs around hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture are probably on top of the list to be pursued," CEO François Jackow said
Eni to use Nextchem's gasification technology to produce circular methanol and hydrogen
MET Development (MAIRE), Eni and Iren Ambiente have started the permitting process for an innovative circular methanol and hydrogen production plant at Eni’s refinery in Sannazzaro de' Burgondi (Pavia), Italy. The plant will have capacity of up to 110,000 tpy of methanol and up to 1,500 tpy of hydrogen
Repsol cuts green hydrogen target by as much as 63%
Spanish energy company Repsol cut its 2030 target for green hydrogen production by up to 63%, Chief Executive Josu Jon Imaz said, highlighting the challenges of a high-cost industry heavily reliant on subsidies.
Inuvialuit M-18 natural gas well development receives support from the Canada Infrastructure Bank
Inuvialuit Energy Security Project Ltd. and the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) have announced financial close on a $100-MM loan towards a community-driven solution to enhance energy security and reliability in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR).
Ukraine plans to import 800 MMm3 of gas until April after Russian strikes
Ukraine plans to import up to 800 MMm3 of gas from Europe in February and March to compensate for a sometimes 40% drop in production after Russian missile strikes on the sector, a senior industry source said on Friday.
Hungarian company to provide Transdniestria with gas, minister says
A Hungarian-owned trading company will provide Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region with natural gas as a result of a request from Russia's energy minister, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday.
Trump pushes plans to reshape Asia's energy supplies with U.S. gas
When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realize a decades-old proposal to unlock gas in Alaska and ship it to U.S. allies in Asia.
EU seeks more U.S. gas, renewable energy to replace Russian supplies
The European Union will seek more gas from countries including the U.S. to replace Russian supplies and expand renewable energy faster to cut its overall reliance on the fuel, the EU's energy commissioner has said.
ExxonMobil plans large-scale gas/LNG projects in Guyana
ExxonMobil plans to boost natural gas output and supply in Guyana through a large-scale project, following the government's call for more gas to fuel onshore power and petrochemical projects, including a gas processing and LNG offshore facility to be built by U.S. company Fulcrum LNG.
U.S. regulators approve Venture Global increase in Plaquemines LNG capacity, exports
U.S. federal regulators on Wednesday gave Venture Global LNG permission to increase the export capacity of its Plaquemines, Louisiana, LNG plant.
Kinder Morgan closes $600-MM acquisition of Outrigger Energy II's natural gas gathering and processing system
The acquisition includes a 270 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) processing facility and a 104-mile, large-diameter, high-pressure rich gas gathering header pipeline with 350 MMcf/d of capacity connecting supplies from the Williston Basin area to high-demand markets
EU seeks to 'immediately engage' with LNG suppliers, draft shows
The European Union will consider investing in LNG projects abroad as part of plans to "immediately engage" with reliable suppliers to try to lower energy prices
Tokyo Gas enters Philippine LNG market with terminal stake
Tokyo Gas said it had made its first foray into a commercially operational terminal for LNG outside Japan by acquiring a 20% stake in Philippines' FGEN LNG, a unit of First Gen Corp.
India's ONGC plans foray into ethane carrier business, seeks partner
ONGC Petro additions Ltd (OPaL), a unit of ONGC, operates a dual feed cracker. ONGC plans to source 800,000 tpy of ethane to secure feedstock for the plant from May 2028.
Venture Global LNG to start commercial operations in April at Calcasieu Pass Louisiana (U.S.) plant
Venture Global LNG will begin commercial operations at its Calcasieu Pass plant in Louisiana on April 15, some three years after it shipped its first LNG cargo in a move that led to a protracted dispute with customers.
Spain's Enagas plans multibillion-euro investment in H2 infrastructure
Spanish gas grid operator Enagas plans to invest more than €4 B ($4.18 B) by the end of the decade, with more than three quarters of that earmarked for H2 infrastructure.
- Three killed, two injured in accident at LNG construction site in Texas (U.S.)
- U.S. ethane exports to China hit new roadblock with license requirement
- Glencore to offtake 2 MMtpy of LNG from Commonwealth LNG's export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana
- Woodside approves $17.5-B U.S. LNG project, targets 2029 start
- Australia clears Woodside to run North West Shelf LNG plant to 2070
